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	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> nl:Sultan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Today, only the Sultan of Oman, the Sultan of Brunei, and some titular sultans in the southern Philippines, Java, and in the former Malay States which are now part of Malaysia still use the title.
		Sultan of Sultans is the 'sultanic equivalent' of King of Kings
		Note: Sultan is the title of seven (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor and Terengganu) of the nine rulers of the Malay states.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/nl:Sultan (1211 words)

	[2006/9/13 05:16:33]◆Surf Title:Tipu Sultan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A potrait of Tipu Sultan by Edward Orme (1774 -1822).
		However, it is also well documented, that Tipu Sultan and his army were instrumental in destroying and desecrating numerous Hindu temples in Karnataka and Kerala (he notably tried to sack Guruvayoor, the holy city for Hindus in Kerala).
		A military tactic developed by Tipu Sultan and his father, Hyder Ali was the use of mass attacks with rocket brigades on infantry formations.
	wani.bbsnavi.net /wc/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippu_Sultan (1763 words)

	Kamat's Potpourri: The Sword of Tippu Sultan
		Tippu's accomplishments and popularity among his subjects and in the neighborhood states were eyesore, for imperialistic designs of the English.
		Tippu built the "Gumbaz" at Srinagapattana in 1784 which is a square shaped mausoleum with ivory-inlaid doors and fl marble pillars.
		Tippu built and fortified numerous forts, but unfortunately most of them are either destroyed or are in ruins because of poor maintenance.
	www.kamat.com /kalranga/itihas/tippu.htm (1385 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Tipu Sultan
		Tipu Sultan, also known as Tipu Sahib (1753 - May 4, 1799) was ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782, and one of the primary native sources of resistance to the establishment of British rule in India.
		Tipu Sultan's death, which was a welcome relief to both Hindus and Christians, was caused by the Fourth Mysore War.
		One notable military advance championed by Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali was the use of mass attacks with rocket brigades in the army.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Tippu_Sultan (803 words)

	Tippu Sultan - The Tiger of Mysore - Angelfire
		Noor-un-nisa Inayat Khan, highly decorated war heroine, was the great-great-great-grandaughter of Tippu Sultan, 'The tiger of Mysore', last Moghul emperor of Southern India; the story of her antecedents is this.
		From the first, Tippu took this beast as his personal symbol, and upon his accession to the throne in 1782, he made it the official emblem of the state of Mysore.
		It was not until the news of Lord Nelson's victory in the Nile reached Calcutta on October 31st, that the Governor-General felt in a position strong enough to reveal to Tipyu his knowledge of his relations with the French and evident intent to violate the terms of his treaty of 1792.
	www.angelfire.com /co/begumnoor/tipu2.html (1867 words)

	OurKarnataka.com: Mallya buys Tippu's sword for Rs. 1.5 crore in London
		History chronicles that the sword of Tippu Sultan was taken by storm on 4th May 1799 after the fall of Srirangapattana.
		It is a humbling experience to be able to announce to the people of Karnataka that the sword of Tippu Sultan has now been brought back to the land of the illustrious monarch".
		This legendary sword of Tippu Sultan has taken on a greater significance, as calligraphic hilts are amongst the rarest type of hilt from the Indian sub - continent and has extremely high standards of manufacturing detail.
	www.ourkarnataka.com /Articles/starofmysore/sword.htm (700 words)

	Tippu Sultan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tipu Sultan, also known as Tipu Sahib (1753 - May 4, 1799) was ruler of Mysore from 1782, and one of the primary native sources of resistance to theestablishment of British rule in India.
		Tipu Sultan's death was caused by the Fourth Mysore War.
		One notable military advance championed by Tipu Sultan was the use of mass attacks with rocket brigades in the army.
	www.therfcc.org /tippu-sultan-103810.html (543 words)

	Tippu Sultan’s 253rd birth anniversary in celebrated - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tippu Sultan was a true humanitarian and had all the qualities of a philosopher.
		The seer said that Tippu Sultan was the only ruler who was empathetic to the needs of the farmers.
		Tippu Sultan had knowledge about technology even 200 years back and was the reason for a number of inventions and progress in technology.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/dec16/d5.asp (417 words)

	Tipu Sultan - InformationBlast
		Tipu Sultan, also known as Tipu Sahib (1753 - May 4, 1799) was ruler of Mysore from 1782, and one of the primary native sources of resistance to the establishment of British rule in India.
		On May 4, the armies broke through the defending walls and Tipu Sultan, rushing to the breach, was shot and killed.
		The effect of these weapons on the British during the Third and Fourth Mysore Wars was sufficiently impressive to inspire William Congreve to invent Congreve rockets.
	www.informationblast.com /Tippu_Sultan.html (559 words)

	Sultan - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The consort of a sultan is sometimes called a sultanah, but as muslim law allows four legal wives and tradition a harem of concubines k*.
		In the Ottoman dynastic system, every close relative, male and female, of the ruling Padishah (in the west also known as Great Sultan), was styled Sultan, either before or after the name, so equivalent to a western prince of the blood.
		In a number of post-caliphal states under Mongol of Turkic rule, there was a feudal type of military hierarchy, often decimal (mainly in larger empires), using princely title as mere rank denominations.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Sultan (547 words)

	\| Victory News Magazine \| Tipu Sultan’s Sword sold in London \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The significance of the sword is that it was taken from Sultan Tipu’s bedroom by British forces during the Battle of Srirangapatnam in 1799.
		Tipu Sultan, who died in the battle, was known as the "Tiger of Mysore" and was considered an enlightened ruler with very close relations with the French.
		Tipu Sultan, was the eldest son of Haider Ali, was born on December 10, 1750 at Devanhalli.
	www.victorynewsmagazine.com /4TipuSultanSwordSoldLondon.htm (1191 words)

	Corporation of Cochin
		Though the Raja offered to act as a mediator, he refused to meet Tippu Sultan when he was summoned in 1789 and this turned Tippu Sultan into a determined enemy of Cochin.
		Tippu made a proposal to purchase Cochin, Cranganore and Azhikotta from the Dutch but the Dutch and Travancore had entered into negotiations and the sale of these forts to Travancore was effected with great speed.
		Tippu who took strong objection to this drew the attention of British Madras Government to it but his demands weren’t met.
	www.corporationofcochin.org /pages/Maintemp.asp?id=3&val=4 (342 words)

	Srirangapatnam mysore, Srirangapatnam India, Srirangapatnam tour, Srirangapatnam picture, Srirangapatnam tourist ...
		A kilometer east of the fort is the Daria Daulat Bagh, the summer palace of Tipu Sultan built in 1784.
		Nearby is the Gumbaz, the onion-domed mausoleum of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.
		Tippu succeeded Hyder and came to be described as the Tiger of Mysore.
	www.tourtravelworld.com /hot_spots/mysore/srirangapatnam (672 words)

	D A I J I W O R L D
		On his death in1782, his son, Tippu Sultan, assumed the throne and ruled until 1800 when he was finally and totally defeated by the British in the battle of Srirangapatanam.
		Tippu led his army to Mangalore against the British down the ghats and on the way built minor forts at Modankap, Arkula, Adyar and Kannur.
		Incidentally, there is a major fort of Tippu as we approach Sakleshpur, on the highway to Hassan, slightly off the road and to the right as we go towards Sakleshpur—just at the end of the ghat ascent.
	www.daijiworld.com /chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=189 (986 words)

	Nanjangud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sree Srikanteswara temple is an old temple originally built by the Cholas in the 11th.
		The residing diety of the temple was later called Hakim Nanjundeswara;a title given by the Great Tippu Sultan who had faith in the God.
		It is said and inscribed in the temple history that his favourite and beloved pattada elephant was bestowed with eyesight by the Lord, after Tippu Sultan's vow with the local deity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nanjangud (235 words)

	Tippu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tippu Sultan sultan of Mysore, who won fame in the wars of the late 18th century in southern India.
		Tippu was instructed in military tactics by French officers in the employ of his father, Hyder Ali, who...
		Tippu was born in Devanahalli (in Karnataka) on Friday, November 20th, 1753...
	lineage2tip.scoplineage2.com /tippu (786 words)

	A Sultan's Palace - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The palace of Tippu Sultan, situated to the west of Kote Venkataramana temple in the present Albert Victor Road, is an imposing structure.
		His son, Tippu Sultan undertook to complete the palace and this work was done by 1791.
		After the death of Tippu Sultan in the last Mysore war, this palace came to the hands of the British with the setting up of the British Commission in 1831.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/mar142006/spectrum1640562006313.asp (842 words)

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		Tippu Sultan was commissioned on 30 September, 1949 and placed under the command of Commander PS Evans, an experienced officer of the Royal Navy whose services had been loaned to the RPN.
		Jhelum and Zulfiqar rendezvoused with the destroyers Tippu Sultan and Tariq and proceeded to Chittagong.
		The destroyers Tippu Sultan (Captain M. Alavi) and Tughril (Cdr Muzaffar Hasan), detailed for the purpose, sailed from Karachi for a rendezvous off Colombo with HMS Kenya Flagship of Sir Geoffrey Oliver, C-in-C East Indies Station, who was in overall command of the Escort Squadron.
	www.pakdef.info /pakmilitary/navy/history1stdestroyer.html (8502 words)

	Bekal
		Tippu Sultan captured this fort in the late 18th century.
		After the overthrow of Tippu Sultan, Bekal was incorporated into the domain of the English East India Company.
		An old mosque is situated very near to the fort and it is believed to have been built by Tippu Sultan.
	www.keralalink.com /keralalink/html/bekal.html (134 words)

	Sultan de Mysore TIPPU : astrology horoscope planets Map of the Heavens Interactive Chart Horoscopes with Astrotheme
		Astrology for "Sultan de Mysore TIPPU", planets and interactive birth charts for thousands of famous people: the French version of the birth chart for "Sultan de Mysore TIPPU" can be found at the address Astrology, Horoscope, Planets and Birth Chart for "Sultan de Mysore TIPPU".
		Sultan de Mysore, the predominance of planets in the Southern hemisphere pushes you to act, to draw attention to yourself and make your actions and what you have in mind visible for everyone.
		Sultan de Mysore, the South-eastern quadrant, consisting of the 10th, 11th and 12th houses, is the most pronounced in your chart : assertion and the realisation of your goals are at the centre of your preoccupations.
	www.astrotheme.fr /en/portraits/94xsgfR4Yy2N.htm (9245 words)

	Biography of Tipu Sultan \| Life of Tipu Sultan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) was a Moslem ruler of Mysore.
		He was the most powerful of all the native princes of India and the greatest threat to the English position in southern India.Tipu was born at Devanhalli, the son of Haidar Ali.
		Tippu Sultan, a fanatic?, Madras: Nithyananda Jothi Nilayam, 1990.
	www.essayboom.com /biographies/Tipu_Sultan-34310.html (313 words)

	Organiser - Content
		Some people of Mysore region and all seculars eulogise Tippu Sultan “as a patriot, warrior, freedom fighter and martyr”, who fought four wars against the British and died fighting in 1799.
		Tippu, who had faith in astrology, gave grants to temples, etc., on the advice of astrologers as penance for the bad period that he was passing through.
		Tippu may be a courageous warrior and also a martyr, but his patriotism is apparently a tainted one.
	www.organiser.org /dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=42&page=18 (683 words)

	The shadow of Tippu Sultan
		Such an exercise, aided and abetted by the colonial historians and spurred by the rise of nationalism, has led to a distorted version of the past, reinforced social, cultural and religious boundaries, and widened existing cleavages.
		It centres on Tipu Sultan, one of the key figures in the mythological andhistoriographical constructions of the subcontinent.
		Also Kate Brittlebank's insightful comment in Tipu Sultan's Search for Legitimacy that Tipu's assertion of his identity as an Islamic ruler took place against the background of, and in harmony with, the syncretic religious practices of the south.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990619/iex19058.html (1013 words)

	Mysterindia.com - Srirangapatna - The city of Sri-ranga (Lord Vishnu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This town is an island in the river Kavery and was the old capital of the ruler Tippu Sultan - nicknamed the Tiger of Mysore.
		Tippu Sultan's palace, the Darya Daulat is located on the banks of the river Kavery.
		Tippu's palace in Bangalore and its famous Lal Bagh built by him, stand testimony to the concern he showed towards the environment.
	www.mysterindia.com /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=435 (667 words)

	KrishnaKripa :: Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tippu set fire to the temple and destroyed the smaller shrines.
		Tippu was driven out by the princes of the Zamorin's family with the help of the English.
		The Devadaya granted by Haider removed by Tippu was returned from his successors - the English, as the Zamorin himself was helpless as his position remained uncertain till A.D.1805.
	www.krishnakripa.com /aspdocs/history.asp (1694 words)

	Srirangapatna India, Srirangapatna, City of Lord Ranganath, Island was the capital of Hyder Ali and his son Tippu ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Two centuries ago the island was the capital of Hyder Ali and his son Tippu Sultan, the 'Tiger of Mysore'.
		Both waged constant war against the British and Tippu Sultan was defeated and killed by them at Srirangapatna in 1799.
		The splendour of Tippu Sultan's summer palace, the Dariya Daulat, must have provided him with a peaceful refuse even though the murals depict his battles with the British.
	www.4to40.com /4to40.com%5Fnon%5Fssl/discoverindia/places/index.asp?article=discoverindia_places_srirangapatna (321 words)

	Chitralakshana,all about Indian art and artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		‘Tippu’s Tiger’ in the collection of the museum was removed from where it had been displayed originally to a safer and a more secure place.
		Tippu’s tiger, an artistically crafted mechanical device had been specially created by a French man to satisfy the whims of Tippu Sultan.
		The booty included among other items, Tippu’s jama or coat, red velvet shoes embroidered with silver thread and glass beads, turban ornaments, swords and most importantly a painting of Tippu Sultan seated on his throne.
	www.chitralakshana.com /articles/tara/losttreasure.htm (1752 words)

	Indian States - Karnataka - Places of interest around Mysore
		This was once the capital of Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan (The Tiger of Mysore).
		Tippu sultan, in alliance with the French fought against the British here.
		Daria Daulat Bagh was Tippu Sultan's favourite summer retreat built in 1784 in the Indo-Saracenic style.
	www.saigan.com /heritage/states/karnataka/mysore1.html (585 words)

	Sri Huligina Muradi Venkataramana Swamy Temple
		This was the base from where Hyder Ali and his son Tippu Sultan, who usurped power from the Mysore Maharajas, fought the British.
		On one side of the walls are depicted the battles the father and son fought against the British and on the other the paintings of the then rulers and chieftains of the princely states on the other side of the wall.
		The interior is painted in lacquer with tiger stripes adopted by Tippu for the military uniforms.
	www.huligadri.com /srirangapatanam.html (795 words)

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